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30. Pours

"Why does Your Majesty have to have six stones of grain and six feet of cloth for each person?" Zhai Xing asked while standing on the ground, blushing slightly.

"For good luck, you can be very good!" Liu Penzi replied casually. At this time, he was sitting on the dragon couch, letting one bull head and horse face beat the back and the other hit the legs. After training with Yulin Army for a day, he didn't feel tired, but the two dead eunuchs felt sorry for the emperor's hard work and insisted on giving a full-body massage to ensure the health of the dragon body. They were idle, so Liu Penzi let them do it.

"Okay, okay, don't press the soles of your feet anymore. It's so itchy. Pinch my shoulders." The little emperor ordered.

"Your Majesty, I only quoted six people in half a day. Is the price too high? Is the appetite too big?" Zhai Xing was really anxious. If this continues, he will not get much food at all.

"Yes, Your Majesty, there is no food in the palace. Yesterday I urged General Cattle and Horse to ask for food. General Liu said... This was decided by the Prime Minister. Twenty stones of grain per day, so we can't get more. Our stalls are too big now. Not only does the Yulin Army consume grain, but we also have to raise tailors and provide disaster relief. Twenty stones of grain are not enough. The porridge for disaster relief is already too thin. The people are fighting for it. Master Zheng said that he would not be able to maintain order if there is no food. If recruiting troops is not smooth, I think we will have to cut off food sooner or later." Hu Gouzi, who has always had a dizzy idea, was also unsure and did not know whether the emperor's trick would work.

Zhai Xing said: "Your Majesty, six stone grain and six zhang cloth are too much. Imagine who can give out so much wealth? Otherwise...... reduce it! Each person has two stone grain and two zhang cloth? If it really doesn't work, one stone grain and one zhang cloth, you must raise the grain quickly and save it quickly!"

"No matter how hard a penny is, it must not be reduced, and the Yulin Army's qualities must not be reduced!" Liu Penzi pointed at the two of them with his fingers, "The Master said: No matter how hard the children are, no matter how poor they are, they cannot be poor to educate them! Children are the biggest weakness of parents in the world. They are reluctant to eat and wear, but they are willing to spend a lot of money on their children. Just wait and see. The parents of the Red Eyebrow Army will definitely not disappoint us!"

Zhai Xing and Hu Gouzi were all the masters who could not read a word. They had no idea what kind of words they said, but they knew how poor the Red Eyebrow Army was. Even after the army entered Guanzhong, everyone made some money, but whether they could get enough grain and six feet of cloth, the two had no confidence at all.

Liu Penzi has seen the madness of modern parents in hoping that their children will become successful. They stick to an iron rule: they must never let their children lose at the starting line!

Early education for Chinese children has reached an outrageous level. School education is all about running halfway, and the starting line has long been pushed to prenatal education. It can be said that from a fertilized egg, Chinese children have started to receive education. After birth, it is infant education, and there are many sensory training and habit development. A little older, no matter whether there are art cells or not, art education must be launched, and dance, painting and music will be done. Parents who have a monthly salary of only a few thousand yuan, pay their children a piano tuition fee of 1,000 yuan per session without even blinking.

In short, Chinese parents are never stingy in spending money on their children, which has led to unprecedented prosperity in educational institutions. Zi said that children’s money is the best to earn. There are many children in ancient times, and I am afraid that they are not as crazy as modern people, but the mood of hoping that their children will become successful is shared by ancient and modern times, and the Red Eyebrow Army is no exception. Liu Penzi believes that as long as you try hard to squeeze, these parents will burst out with amazing energy.

He smiled and said, "So many things, you have to give them time to prepare, right? I am a kind person and willing to be convenient for others. In this way, you inform them that cloth and grain can be replaced by each other. Those who don't have cloth will pay more grain, those who don't have grain can pay more cloth, and those who don't have grain can pay money, and those who don't have food can all pay money, and they will all be exchanged according to the market price. I guess there will be more people in the future. You two go to Shenjing Lane and find more people who can write and calculate, set up more registration points, and wait for the grain... Oh no, wait for the registration to come to your door."

Zhai Xing and the others agreed to go out, but were stopped by the emperor and instructed: "Remember, don't give the registered person a good face, don't smile on your face, and maintain a ignorant attitude. This is called aloof and cold look. Do you understand? You can't beg them, let them beg us, and you will be rewarded with one word, and you will be punished without repatriation!"

This matter is really evil. The little emperor doesn't give them a good face, and there are people who cry and beg to sign up.

Wang Hu's parents were worried that their children would have to join the Yulin Army and asked their parents to think of a way. Of course, the Yulin Army was good, but the entry fee was too high. Six stone grain and six feet of cloth, why don't you grab it?

The woman wiped her tears and said, "People say that they are about to enter Chang'an. The emperor will sit on the dragon throne. No need to fight in the future. Everyone has a good life. We are old, so we need to ask the court to get the land home and farm... But Hu Zi... You have to let him be like us, face the loess and backs on the sky for the rest of his life? How can we find a future for the children! That Yulin Lang said that he is by His Majesty every day, so it is definitely not bad... What kind of official do you think he is?"

"It's not too big, it's far worse than the general." Lao Wang interrupted in a muffled voice.

"I am not a high-ranking official now, but I have been familiar with Your Majesty every day. It's not the matter that Your Majesty says? Any county magistrate will be a glorious family and give you old Wang's parents a face."

"Swish, the county magistrate is a big deal! If His Majesty's guards are sent down, they will have to be the county's high-ranking official!"

"Look, you say that too. This is a big future for our Huzi in his life. I heard that the general and the lieutenant are planning to register, so their children are more valuable than ours? Quickly think of a solution, hurry up and take care of things, don't wait until the quota is full, and you can't even register at that time!"

Lao Wang had actually thought about it for a long time, and he must report this name! The guards around the emperor were usually the ones who could only steal holes. People like him were worried that they could not find a way. Now they clearly marked the price and collected the things they gave. There was no need to ask grandpa to sue or spend a lot of money to make some money. This was a good opportunity to fall from the sky.

Although there is a lot of Liushi grain, it is relatively easy to solve. The grain in Taishan Camp has become a mountain, and it is not strictly supervised. You just need to carry people to the grain pile to get it. But the six-zhang cloth... Last time Lao Wang robbed a lot of cloth in Zheng County, which was enough, and it was more than six-zhang. He blamed himself for taking it out to make new clothes for other wild women. Now the remaining one is definitely not six-zhang. There is no way, so he can only use some hard currency.

"Damn, I collected a few pieces of horse hoof gold in Shenjing Lane. Didn't you ask me to collect it? You go find it, it's time to use them." Lao Wang stood up and prepared to arrange for his son.

Zhai Xing and Hu Gouzi each guarded a banner of "Glory of Joining the Army" and shouted hard next to the military camp. In front of the camp gate were long strips of tables built with wooden boards, which were arranged in a row. Dozens of urgently transferred literati stood behind the tables and were ready to accept the registration.

Sun Yi, Niu Decao, Banden and others led the Niu and Horsemen to drive a lot of ox carts and horse carriages, preparing to transport food and cloth. Only Wang Meng also led a team of Yulin Army to run around the camp and continue to train (pretend).

The crowd gradually dispersed, and the scene was not very lively. From morning to midnight, some military generals did send their children over, but there were not many people, only about thirty people.

The Yulin Army and the Cow Stable were dispatched together and mobilized many civilians. This time, the number of recruiting soldiers was hundreds of. Compared to the fact that the results of recruiting thirty people in half a day were bleak. The scene looked like some modern shopping malls, and there were more people selling clothes than those who bought clothes.

Hu Gouzi jumped off the high platform, sat on the ground, gasping, and shouted, "Mengzi! Xingzi! Come and take a break, there are no people now."

"I'm so tired!" Zhai Xing sat beside Hu Gouzi and said with a hoarse voice.

"Hey, Xingzi, can you speak well? You are so literary every day. If you don't know, you think you are a literati who knows the words and says something!"

"Brother Hu, do you think your Majesty's trick is effective? It's already noon, why is no one coming yet?"

"Who knows? Your Majesty seems to be quite sure. Let's see, we'll see what we'll know today."

At this time, Wang Meng walked over, and he was very tired and didn't get off the horse for a long time. Seeing that there were few people at this moment, he let the team disband and rest.

"Mengzi, come and sit here, stop practicing, no one can watch it anyway."

"Isn't there a lot of people in the morning? Where are you going now? I'm so hard to show off, there's not even a single audience!" Wang Meng was a little indignant.

Now the Yulin Army basically understands the meaning of "pretending to behave" and has also learned some modern words mentioned by His Majesty. This is the advantage of the superior: he has the right to speak, and someone will follow him to learn anything.

"I think Your Majesty may have been a big deal this time. Our army has come here from Qingzhou. If anyone wants to join, he can join at any time. How can I pay for money? I, Wang Meng, grew up so old, and I have never heard of having to pay for joining the army."

As soon as he finished speaking, someone next to him shouted: "Get up quickly, get up! People are coming, a group of people are coming!"

The three people jumped up and saw about a hundred people falling down the hillside, carrying things on their shoulders and hands, and there were three large carts full of them, and several mules and horses were loaded with things. Two others were pushing small deer carts, with several large bags on the cart, and they saw that they were filled with food.

Everyone immediately started to work hard. Wang Meng gathered people to continue to show off. Zhai Xing and Hu Gouzi jumped onto the stage and opened his voice to preach. The registration office prepared bamboo slips and pens and inks to register. Sun Yi and others prepared carriages and horses.

This group of people were from Taishan Camp, and they brought their children together to sign up for the army. More than 40 people were registered in one group. Before the registration of this group was completed, several more groups of people came. The registration office immediately lined up, pushing and shoving, making it very lively.

After that, they did not stop until the sun set, and everyone was too busy to lift their heads. Cattle, horses and vehicles kept transporting food. They were busy until the registration office at night before they collected the stalls, and the transportation team was busy until late at night before they transported the food.

On this day, 878 people registered, and collected more than 6,000 stones of grain, countless cloths, as well as other gold, jade, silver, money and other goods. Liu Benzi made a fortune.

"I am convinced. Your Majesty is more accurate than those fortune tellers. How did he know that these people will rush to deliver things?" Wang Meng sighed.

Hu Gouzi smiled and said, "What fortune teller? Your Majesty is Zhang Liang again. It's a complete plan. The true dragon emperor, who can compare his head?"

"Do you think that since His Majesty became His Majesty, he seems to have become a different person? He was not so capable before." Wang Meng was a little confused.

"nonsense!"

"fart!"

"Your Majesty is born with a dragon species. Once it lands, it is different from others. When he was a child, I saw that there was purple aura on his head!"
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